The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

Obviously this is a very special day in the life of our church family.

It is for us a return to what we love the most, the fellowship of the saints and the worship of our Lord.

There have been people all across the country and around the world affirming that we're gathering, thankful that we're gathering, and assigning on with us.

And there have been many people who don't understand why we would do this.

We understand that.

We understand that the world does not understand the importance of the church.

The world doesn't understand that it's not just essential, it's the only hope of eternal life for doomed sinners.

People have been very concerned to make sure people's physical lives are protected and the process shut down places where there's hope for their spiritual lives.

To be transformed that they can live eternally in the presence of God.

The Bible is very clear in describing the world of unbelievers.

Ephesians 2.1, it says they are dead, in trespasses and sins, and they are children of wrath.

Ephesians 4 says, they live in the futility of their mind, darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them because of the hardness of their heart.

Our Lord Jesus said about people outside His kingdom, they do not know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.

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